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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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